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New Ice rig at the Ice fishing show

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leech~~ Grand Master

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Anyone check out that new black ice rig at the ice fishing show right when you entered. I think it was called Stomper something? I love tracked rigs and the thought of having a go anywhere ice fishing rig. I got to fish with someone a few years ago in their SnowBear up on LOW and had a blast! I know there is no unstop able rig out there "slash" but to be able to jump in, close the door up like a tank, set the GPS and head out across country really makes me all harm and fuzzy! smirk It looks like they built the unit off a Polaris 6X6 and have a ways to go on it yet. But the video they had of it sure made it look interesting. Their price $25,000 was a little steep for a newly designed rig. But it was pretty cool. cool

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Yes that was it. Very cool. It seems to get around pretty well in deep snow in the video even with just having tires on the front end. I just like the mobility of having a rig like this for running and gunning. They would really $uck getting unstuck in deep slush however I would bet! frown

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I seen it also and was intrigued by the design for sure. I asked what kind of powerplant it had and I believe his reply was a 2 cylinder 700CC. I asked to look under the hood but the reply was no. The guy manning the booth did say that they were working on a different/modified rear axle design; there was something proprietary under there that made it unique. I thought the thing looked a little bulky- it would certainly only be suitable for wide open spaces on the lake. I think it would be interesting to see performance with the skis, rather than tires on the front.

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Oh come on guys. It's not a Snowbear where you can stand up in it but it's pretty cool for a grarage project. It just needs some more work! I think that they just did the unval a little to soon. wink

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And what was the price again !!!!!!!!! ya $25,000 ya no thank you

Doesn't look like it would get the job done at all to tell you the truth. Their video is evidently very edited as it seemed just like the going got though, they cut away to a different scene. I can only imagine the difficulty trying to get that thing over ice ridges or around on some really angled ditch approaches. I'd much rather put a set of tracks on a UTV and then pick up a flip over for the back that canvas craft makes and still have over 10k to spend on other stuff.

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servocam, your son it a true man of vision! wink

All the rest of these yahoos don't know what their taking about! crazy

They talk about some small little things like head room and $25,000 stand in their way of a great future ice rig! laughlaughlaugh

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Now if the fishing ompartment was taller for head room, an sleep 4 comy wise, an you could slide it of some rails to the ice an winch it back on again like those large steel dumpsters they use at construction sites, then ur free to roam around an still have base camp, then winch it back up on the runners an away ya go.

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They had one of these at one of the contests I was at last year and I asked why they didd'nt make it taller, or make it drop down to the ice, there answer was because of cost, and then I asked how much for one the way it sits and they told me, I almost fell down. Definatly not worth the money, but it does look like fun to bomb through some drifts.

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I actually work with the guy who built this machine and although it may have a few issues like being off the ice or headroom etc... it is still pretty neat and I'm not sure how set he is on price since he doesn't have any way to mass produce them currently. Like anything I'm sure once it starts being produced and all the kinks are worked out I'm sure price would come down. Gotta give the guy credit for having an idea and trying to make it a reality.

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I actually work with the guy who built this machine and although it may have a few issues like being off the ice or headroom etc... it is still pretty neat and I'm not sure how set he is on price since he doesn't have any way to mass produce them currently. Like anything I'm sure once it starts being produced and all the kinks are worked out I'm sure price would come down. Gotta give the guy credit for having an idea and trying to make it a reality.
Yeah, it's obviously prototype. Somebody would have to want it REAL bad in order for the owner to part with it. It would seem 25 grand would be the expense of making a new one.

We all know that everything is always for sale.

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